Today is the spring equinox — the astronomical first day of spring, when the hours of light and darkness are equal and the balance tips definitively toward the light.
The equinox has been marked by human cultures for as long as we have records. It is woven into the Christian calendar — Easter is calculated from the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, which is why Easter moves around. It is woven into every agricultural culture, because the return of warmth and growth is not an abstraction for people who depend on the earth.
I spend a significant amount of time in Texas, where spring arrives with particular drama — the bluebonnets appearing along the highway verges, the air changing quality, the landscape shifting almost visibly from brown to green. I think of my father, who grew up reading Karl May's descriptions of the American landscape before he had ever seen it, and who would have loved Texas.
The Point About New Beginnings
Most people associate new beginnings with January. The new year, the resolutions, the fresh start.
But January is the wrong time for most people. January is dark, cold, financially depleted after Christmas, and psychologically dominated by the guilt of abandoned resolutions from previous years. It is not a naturally auspicious moment for genuine renewal.
Spring is better. The light is returning. The world is genuinely renewing itself. The instinct to begin is supported by the season rather than fighting against it.
For those of you who made plans in January and have let them slide — which is most people, because that is what humans do — the spring equinox is as good a reset point as any.
The question is not when to start. The question is whether you are going to start. The calendar will always provide a reason to wait for a better moment. There is no better moment.
What I Am Thinking About This Spring
The Iran war is a week into ceasefire negotiations. The geopolitical situation has not resolved but has paused. The tax season filing deadlines are approaching. The second quarter of the year is beginning.
For my clients and readers, this is the natural moment to take stock. What was planned in January? What was done? What was postponed? What genuinely does not need to happen, and what genuinely does?
The spring equinox will not wait. The bluebonnets appear whether or not you are ready. The year moves forward whether or not your plans have kept pace.
Move forward with it. It is better than the alternative.
Work with Sebastian
If spring is prompting you to finally have the conversation you have been postponing about your financial structures, your residency, or your long-term planning, I am here. Book a consultation.